Defintions

• Fascism


  A type of government led by a dictator that has complete control, forcibly supresses opposition, limits freedom of speech, and emphasizes extreme nationalism

  
• Dictator


  A ruler who has complete power over a country
• Axis Powers


  Alliance of Germany, Italy, Japan

  
• Allied Powers


  Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during World War II.

  
• Adolf Hitler


  German Nazi dictator during World War II

  
• reparation


  money that a country that loses a war has to pay to other countries that suffered damages due to war
• Benito Mussolini


  Dictator of Italy in 1925 who invaded Ethiopia in 1935
• Tojo Hideki


  Military general and prime minister of Japan for most of World War II
• Great Depression


  time period of 1929-1939 when many countries' economies of the world were struggling
• Treaty of Versailles


  Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.
• Joseph Stalin


  Leader of Soviet Union
• Winston Churchill


  Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII
• FDR and later Truman


  Presidents of the USA during WWII
• Causes of WWII


  rise of fascism, political and economic instability in Europe, and worldwide depression
• What contributed to the poor conditions in Germany that led to World War II?

  high war debt owed by Germany, Massive unemployment, high inflation
• Another name for Russia

  Soviet Union or USSR
• Axis Powers - Germany, Italy and Japan who were allied during WW2